Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 0

Pros:

First ingredient is a named meat product.

Cons:

Insufficient meat products in food.

The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product in meal form. It is the sole meat product in the food.

The next 3 ingredients are all grains. These are primarily decent quality grains, but we note that two of these are forms of rice (the ingredient is "split") and it appears likely that the combined grain ingredients would outweigh the first meat meal ingredient in this food. Consequently, our confidence that the food contains a decent amount of meat is low.

Beet pulp is controversial filler. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than egg product in the food.

Overall, this product appears better than many produced under the Diamond label, and many of the ingredients used appear to be good quality. It is limited confidence in the meat content of the food that prevents us awarding a higher rating.